1925–1985
Rock Hudson
American actor
59years old at death
21,869days lived
29%of the people on this site died younger
Rock Hudson was born on 17 November 1925 and died on 2 October 1985, aged 59 years and 319 days. That is 21,869 days in all.
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Also born on 17 November
- Eugene Paul WignerHungarian-American physicist and mathematician · 1902–199592 yrs
- Louis XVIII of FranceKing of France and Navarre from 1814 to 1815 and from 1815 to 1824 · 1755–182468 yrs
- Nicolas AppertFrench inventor of airtight food preservation · 1749–184191 yrs
- Bernard MontgomeryBritish Army officer · 1887–197688 yrs
- Lev VygotskySoviet psychologist · 1896–193437 yrs
- Henry IVHoly Roman Emperor from 1084 to 1105 · 1050–110655 yrs
Famous people born on 17 November
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